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> Recovery codes are meant to be recorded when enabling 2FA. They can then be used (once per code) in place of a 2FA code, in case of your predicament. Have you

by arbuge 4y ago

> Recovery codes are meant to be recorded when enabling 2FA. They can then be used (once per code) in place of a 2FA code, in case of your predicament. Have you perhaps noted these down somewhere? I don't think they were ever set up for this account, or I would have a record of them, and Google would presumably be offering them as an alternate recovery option (it's not). I could get a recovery code via my primary email since I still have access to that but Google isn't offering to send one there either.

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suramya_tomar 4y ago
They are displayed by default when you enable 2FA. If I remember correctly there is a note stating that we should print them out or save in a secure location. They are meant to be used in this exact scenario where you don't have access to the 2FA device registered. When I was changing phones and wasn't sure that Google Authentication app would move to the new phone seamlessly I actually disabled 2FA on all my accounts before activating the new phone and then set it up again over there. Did I need to do this, probably not but it did ensure that I wouldn't loose access due to a missing 2FA app.
- arbuge 4y ago
  > They are displayed by default when you enable 2FA. No, this doesn't sound correct at all. I just doublechecked with some other Google accounts to be sure. All of them had 2FA enabled and didn't have any recovery codes generated. You have to manually generate them.